TY  - GEN
AU  - Brown,William N.
TI  - Splendors of Quanzhou, Past and Present
SN  - 978-981-19-8036-7
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Singapore
PB  - Springer Nature
KW  - Maritime Silk Road
KW  - Admiral Zheng He and Sinbad
KW  - Chinese White Porcelain
KW  - Chinese Marionettes
KW  - Koxinga and Zhengchenggong
KW  - Southern Shaolin Kung Fu
KW  - Belt and Road Initiative
KW  - Islam in China
KW  - Ibn Battuta in China
KW  - Nestorian Christians in China
KW  - China UNESCO World Heritage
KW  - thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history
KW  - thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
KW  - thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBL Sociology: work and labour
KW  - thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBH Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
N1  - Open Access
N2  - This open access book explores the past and present of Quanzhou (Zayton) and the rich diversity and tolerance that kindled Quanzhou’s innovativeness and helped it prosper both commercially and culturally—values that are today being embraced by China’s global trade partners. Quanzhou (Zayton), Marco Polo’s port of departure and Columbus’ goal in China, was not only the start of the Maritime Silk Road and the Middle Age’s greatest port but also centuries ahead of its time in its tolerance and diversity. The fabled “City of Light” had 7 mosques for its 40,000 Muslims, some of whom served in government, as well as 3 Franciscan cathedrals funded in part by the emperor, Jewish synagogues, and centers for Nestorian Christians, Hindus, Taoists, Manicheans, Jains, etc. As Franciscan Bishop Andrew of Perugia wrote in 1322, “Tis a fact that in this vast empire, there are people of every nation under heaven, and every sect, and all and sundry are allowed to live freely according to their creed.” In 2021, UNESCO designated “Quanzhou, Emporium of the World,” as a world heritage site, and the city is now the hub of the Belt and Road Initiative, the 21st Century Silk Road, which was inspired by ancient Quanzhou
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/60826/1/978-981-19-8036-7.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/60826/1/978-981-19-8036-7.pdf
UR  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/96213
ER  -